Jan 2015 Issue 80 desthe magazine for defenceider equipment and support Upgraded Spearfish gives Navy more firepower beneath the waves Latest Finance and Military Capability wallchart See inside Bringing home Minehunting in Last respirator Green light Teambuilding the kit the 21st century is handed over for steel cut at DE&S 303mm in. Bleed 303mm in. 297mm Trim 297mm 277mm Live THE APACHE ADVANTAGE: ALWAYS MISSION READY. AH-64E Apache delivers multi-mission superiority you can rely on mission after mission. On-cost and on-schedule, the newest Apache builds upon its long-standing reputation for reliability with innovations that significantly extend the life of critical components and reduce lifecycle costs—because being always ready is a critical advantage. 190mm Live 210mm Trim 216mm Bleed Job Number: BOEG_BDS_APC_2877M_F Approved Client: Boeing Product: Boeing Defense Space & Security Date/Initials Date: 11/3/14 GCD: P. Serchuk File Name: BOEG_BDS_APC_2877M_F Creative Director: P. 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Frontline Communications Partners 1880 Century Park East, Suite 1011, Los Angeles, CA 90067 &OLHQW)URQWOLQH-RE9HU$' &\DQ 0DJHQWD <HOORZ %ODFN FEATURES 6 19 Herrick: the Redeployment After more than a decade of UK operations in Afghanistan, military equipment is coming back from Operation Herrick in one of the largest logistic tasks in modern UK military times 24 Facing the underwater threat BAE Systems Picture: New ideas are shaping the way in which the Royal Navy detects mines at sea and performs surveys of the ocean floor 26 Get in, Go far! That's the message to the young as the best engineering apprentices in DE&S went on show in the annual MOD awards in London 28 There's no i in team New apprentices have been learning the values of teamwork and co-operation a long way from Abbey Wood cover image 30 Squeezing out the costs 2015 Staff have moved into top gear to find efficiencies in the A £270 million contract to upgrade the Royal Navy’s DE&S C-Vehicle private finance initiative Spearfish heavyweight torpedoes, increasing the capability of the submarine fleet, has been signed which will sustain hundreds of jobs in the UK and create 40 new skilled engineering roles JANUARY desider NEWS www.gov.uk/government/publications/desider 4 MSPs have boosted the Materiel Strategy Assistant Head, Corporate Comms: The Managed Service Providers are working with Ralph Dunn - 9352 30257 or 0117 9130257 303mm in. Bleed 303mm in. DE&S staff in two key ways, explains Materiel [email protected] Strategy Director Richard Smart 297mm Trim 297mm Editor: 8 More praise lavished on defence reform Steve Moore - 9352 30537 or 0117 9130537 Lord Levene's latest comments on reform of DE&S [email protected] 277mm Live put the transformation work of the organisation in a positive light Distribution Manager: Dick Naughton - 9352 34342 or 0117 9134342 9 Final respirator is handed over DES [email protected] The last of more than 300,000 General Service Respirators has been handed over at the end of the Advertising: manufacturing phase of a £52 million contract Richard Stillman – Ten Alps Media, 1 New Oxford Street, High Holborn, London SC1A 1NU 10 A400M support contract signed THE APACHE ADVANTAGE: Tel: +44 (0)20 7657 1837 DE&S' A400M team has awarded the first common Fax: +44 (0)20 7379 7155 in-service support contract for initial maintenance ALWAYS MISSION READY. [email protected] for the aircraft Printing: 16 Putting steel into MARS tankers Two significant milestones have been achieved in the delivery of four support tankers for the Royal Fleet Auxiliary desider is distributed free to DE&S employees and the equipment capability organisations. Copies may be 18 Fort Victoria ready for sea sent to readers outside MOD, including in the defence One of the largest ships operated by the Royal Fleet industries. While the editor takes care to ensure all material produced is accurate, no liability can be Auxiliary has a new lease of life following a ten- AH-64E Apache delivers multi-mission superiority you can rely on mission after mission. accepted for errors or omissions. Views expressed in month refit desider, and products and services advertised, are not necessarily endorsed by DE&S or the MOD. 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Insider 190mm Live 210mm Trim 216mm Bleed Job Number: BOEG_BDS_APC_2877M_F Approved Client: Boeing Product: Boeing Defense Space & Security Date/Initials Date: 11/3/14 GCD: P. Serchuk File Name: BOEG_BDS_APC_2877M_F Creative Director: P. Serchuk Output Printed at: 100% Art Director: J. Alexander Fonts: Helvetica Neue 65 Copy Writer: P. Serchuk Media: Desider Print Producer: Account Executive: D. McAuliffe 3C Space/Color: Page — 4 Color — Bleed 50K Client: Boeing 50C Live: 190mm x 277mm 4C 41M Proof Reader: 41Y Trim: 210mm x 297mm Legal: Bleed: 216mm x 303mm Traffic Manager: Patty Lee Gutter: 0 25 50 75 100 Digital Artist: Production Artist: S. Bowman Art Buyer: Retoucher: Vendor: Garvey Group PUBLICATION NOTE: Guideline for general identification only. Do not use as insertion order. Material for this insertion is to be examined carefully upon receipt. If it is deficient or does not comply with your requirements, please contact: Print Production at 310-601-1485. Frontline Communications Partners 1880 Century Park East, Suite 1011, Los Angeles, CA 90067 &OLHQW)URQWOLQH-RE9HU$' &\DQ 0DJHQWD <HOORZ %ODFN Bernard Gray Chief of Defence Materiel ‘With your continued support 2015 will see our confidence grow and our reputation build’ I was privileged to be in Main while praising us for embracing Building a few weeks before complex and radical change. Christmas to host the MOD’s Those comments were made at Apprentice Award Ceremony, and about the same time as the last to see the winner of the year being Type 45 destroyer, HMS Duncan, rewarded for her efforts in the entered service four months early. submarine domain. This set the tone for the year It caused me to think about how which went on to see successful our next generation of engineers introduction of upgraded Chinook will shape the future of DE&S and, and Merlin helicopters, signing of perhaps more importantly for them, the multi-billion pound contract how we can offer them fulfilling for the Scout Specialist Vehicle, jobs and attractive careers both in the naming and floating out of DE&S and across the wider MOD. the firstQueen Elizabeth aircraft There is a vast range of carrier, introduction of Voyager into accredited training qualifications service on time, and the beginning and opportunities available to the of Airseeker’s reconnaissance younger generation and the MOD work over northern Iraq. In the is helping to lead the way with background was continuing work A400M support up to 19,000 young apprentices to bring home a vast range of employed throughout the Armed equipment from Afghanistan Forces and their civilian support following the end of combat moves into organisations. This is a substantial operations there, the eradication of and important commitment, and the black hole in the MOD finances gear one I’m especially proud of as I see and the feeling in Government that DE&S taking on more and more the MOD can now be trusted to young talent to build our future and spend taxpayers’ money much more help safeguard our country. They wisely and efficiently. are training in important areas and Those successes and milestones ARRIVAL OF the new Managed Service quickly building up the skills which are just a snapshot of 2014. There Providers (MSPs) – bringing to DE&S will stand them in good stead, and were many more achievements skilled people with experience in enhance our workforce. with perhaps a lower profile but transformational change – has been In addition to the practical skills which were no less significant that a big boost to the Materiel Strategy and expertise, a number of former we can all be proud of. The change programme, according to its Director, apprentices have also developed in DE&S status as we became a Richard Smart. sound leadership skills which has Bespoke Trading Entity last April, “We have all been working hard seen them taking on important began the changes required to to build relationships and ensure the roles in project teams, proving improve and strengthen the way MSPs understand our business in the wider worth of the apprentice we do our business.